(v.) = take + a look at ; take + a peek at ; peek ; have + a look ; cast + a glance over ; look through ; glance at ; take + a gander at ; glance over ; have + a gander at ; have + a butcher's (hook) ; get + a load of ; have + a peek at. Ex: It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it. Ex: Take a peek at the world through the eyes of its youngest inhabitants via PapaInk, an online archive of children's artworks. Ex: The article 'Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems. Ex: I thought you might like to have a look at American Libraries' report on the IFLA conference in Glasgow. Ex: In common with many other organisations in South Africa, the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) is casting an evaluative glance over the last ten years since the advent of the democratic dispensation in 1994. Ex: If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further. Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street. Ex: I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it. Ex: He sat there in the coffee shop, every so often glancing over his paper. Ex: Not seen it but will have a gander early in the week. Ex: The exhibition will be on for another week -- closes on the 18th, so plenty of time to come have a butcher's hook. Ex: If you thought your physics teacher was nuts -- just wait until you get a load of this guy. Ex: If you do, I'd love it if you send me a link so I could have a peek at the end result!.